Epidelaxia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Epidelaxia
Simon, 1902[1]
Type species
E. albostellata
Simon, 1902
Species

4, see text

Epidelaxia is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902.[2] Once considered completely endemic to Sri Lanka, another species was discovered from Philippines in 2016.[3]

Species

As of June 2019 it contains four species, found only in Asia:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Epidelaxia Simon, 1902". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  2. Simon, E. (1902). "Description d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Salticidae (Attidae) (suite)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 46: 363–406.
  3. "Four new species of the jumping spiders from the Philippines, with description of the male of Phintella piatensis Barrion et Litsinger, 1995" (PDF). kmkjournals.com. Retrieved 23 May 2016.


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